POWER OF GREAT FREEMASONRY
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WHAT IS FREEMASONRY? FREEMASONRY is one of the world's most famous secret organizations that run the planet's most secretive power. It is a member of a global order established for mutual convenience and fraternity, holding the elaborate secret ceremonies field unit referred to as brothers. The Internet offers tools to succeed quickly and simply in an incredibly diverse range of individuals, which is an immediate blessing. a lot of people have identified the term "FREEMASONRY" the least, so sweet. However, Beam.
MASONIC TEMPLE OF GREATNESS
BLESSED BE GREAT MASONRY
The only qualifications required for admission to Freemasonry are:
You have faith in the Supreme Being, which means you have a religious belief. Freemasonry embraces people of different religions.
It is usual for candidates to be mature males aged 21 and over, regardless of ethnicity, political affiliation or economic status. In some cases, men under the age of 21 but over the age of 19 may be accepted, some of which are: Those who serve as apprenticeships and those who are the sons of the Masons, through the University Program of our city
To have good character.
WHAT WE DO
Making A Difference
LET THE LIGHT SHINE.
Great Lodge
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) is the governing body for Freemasonry in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and many countries around the world. It is headquartered in Freemasonsβ Hall, London. Freemasonry is one of the largest charitable givers in the country, contributing over Β£48,000,000 and over 5,000,000 hours of volunteer work to deserving causes in 2018 alone
WHAT WE DO
Making A Difference
MENTORING
Making Good Men Better
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This is Ohio FreemasonryGiving BackβΌ
WHAT IS FREEMASONRY?Freemasonry is the leading fraternal organization in the world. Its origins are lost in the unrecorded history of medieval times, but it formally organized in London, England, in 1717. Current worldwide membership totals over 3 million members, 1.1 million of whom are in North America. With 75,000 Masons and 450 local Lodges, Ohio has one of the largest Masonic memberships of any state in the country.
As a fraternal organization, Freemasonry unites men of good character who, though of different religious, ethnic or social backgrounds, share a belief in the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of mankind.
To get started on your journey to becoming a Master Mason.You will have to fill out a Form which will point and carry all information about you that we shall need to register you under This Organization.
FOR LIVING TO YOUR POTENTIALFreemasonry is an individual journey towards becoming a better father, husband, friend, citizen and man, supported by other men at different points on the same journey. For centuries, the Lodge itself has been the launchpad for Masonic Education, and a common ground for Brethren of different backgrounds to meet and exchange ideas, provide support and offer friendship.
Masons live by the principles of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
Brotherly Love: Caring for Each Other and Our CommunitiesRelief: Humbly Assist Those in DistressTruth: Using Knowledge and Understanding to Improve Ourselves, Our Families and Our Communities
BROTHERLY LOVE, RELIEF AND TRUTHThe traditions of Freemasonry are founded upon the building of King Solomonβs Temple, and its fraternal ceremonies use the working tools of the stonemasons to symbolize moral lessons of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
For example, Masons are reminded at Lodge to βmeet upon the level of equality, act by the plumb of uprightness, and part upon the square of virtue.β
Freemasonry is not meant in any way to interfere with an individualβs commitment to his faith, family or occupation. Freemasonry is not and never can be a replacement for these important institutions; rather, it is a positive environment that reminds every Mason of himself, his family, community and the Supreme Architect (an individualβs own definition of a Supreme Being.)
CEREMONIESThe experience of becoming a member of a Masonic Lodge is divided into three ceremonial stages that Masons call βdegrees.β These three degrees are loosely based upon the journeyman system, which was used to educate Medieval Craftsmen. Symbolically, the degrees represent the three stages of human development: youth, manhood and age.
1st Degree:Entered Apprentice
This is a candidateβs ο¬rst experience with the ceremonies of the Fraternity, and like all Masonic ceremonies, it is a solemn and meaningful event. Once a candidate completes the Entered Apprentice ceremony, he takes his ο¬rst step as a Freemason and enjoys the title of βBrother.β
2nd Degree:Fellow Craft
The second ceremony exposes a Brother to more of the symbolism and philosophy of the Fraternity. For skilled Craftsmen, this degree would have marked a personβs progress from an apprentice to a journeyman.
3rd Degree:Master Mason
The last of the Lodge ceremonies, the Master Mason degree, makes a candidate a full member of the Fraternity, enjoying both the rights and responsibilities of membership. The Master Mason has the right to visit lodges throughout the world. He will meet men who would otherwise have remained strangers. He can study the philosophy that underlies the Masonic ceremonies. He can aspire to positions of leadership. He can enjoy the benefits of fellowship. He can discover the joy of helping others. There is no higher degree in Freemasonry, though many will continue their formal training in the Craft by joining appendant bodies such as The Scottish Rite (32Β° Freemasonry), The York Rite, and The Shrine (or βShrinersβ), among others.Show more
During all three ceremonies, a candidate is treated with complete respect. At no time is he ever made to feel uncomfortable or harassed in any way. Masonic ceremonies are a wonderful tradition shared by men such as George Washington, Harry S. Truman, Dave Thomas and other men of integrity. These ceremonies are always conferred in such a way as to bring pride to the candidate and the members of the Lodge.
πΊ BE IT WHAT IT IS πΊ
One Step at a Time
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
β Henry FordTry not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
β Albert EinsteinSelf-belief and hard work will always earn you success.
β Virat KohliSuccess isnβt always about greatness. Itβs about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.
β Dwayne JohnsonSuccess is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they canβt lose.
β Bill GatesWithout continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
β Benjamin FranklinThe road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive and passion, itβs possible to achieve the American dream.
β Tommy HilfigerDesire is the key to motivation, but itβs determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal β a commitment to excellence β that will enable you to attain the success you seek.
β Mario AndrettiAmbition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.
β Bill Bradley
A BRIEF AND STRAIGHT MESSAGE ABOUT US
Building up a Better Tomorrow
From secret handshakes and rolled-up trouser legs to accusations of nepotism, bullying and the repression of reform, the Freemasons' reputation has not always been positive.
But with six million members worldwide, including more than 200,000 in the UK, negative publicity has not dampened people's desire to join.
"At first I thought it was a bit odd, but then you start to understand what it's all about," says Anna, a senior Freemason from one of England's two women-only masonic societies. "It can be quite addictive."
Freemasonry in England was, for 200 years, only open to men. That changed in the 20th Century.
The first female lodge opened in 1908 with a male Grand Master. His successors have all been female, however, and men are no longer permitted to join the lodge.
Anna - not her real name - has been a member for 21 years and has completed all three Freemasonry degrees, making her one of England's most senior female members.
"We do the same rituals, we do the same ceremonies but we are completely separate to [the men]," she says.
Loyalty
Anna is a confident, intelligent woman who neither looks nor sounds like someone who would want to join an organisation often thought of as a stuffy, elitist boys' club. So why did she?
"My husband's a mason and he said 'I think you'd like it, why don't you join?' I think partly so I wouldn't moan at him going off to meetings!"
Michael, a man in his late forties who has been a member for six years, says, like Anna, he joined on the recommendation of somebody close to him.
"It was an invite from a friend," he says. "I didn't know anything about it.
"I like to trust people, I'm very loyal - that kind of thing [being part of a community] appealed to me. That's what it is all about."
Unsurprisingly, many Freemasons are vague when discussing the fraternity's purpose, but two things crop up repeatedly when you ask why they enjoy being members.
Social network
Michael says the Freemasons are among the biggest charitable donors in the UK, with Β£33m raised last year by more than 180 masonic groups.
Anna, too, lists the charitable side of membership as something she enjoys.
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"[My job] is such a shallow profession so it's nice to do something worthwhile," she says.
Admirable though charity may be, people donate all the time without joining secretive societies.
What else, then, compels people to not only join but remain committed members?
For many, Freemasonry is a social network.
"Over the years you build up relationships with people," says Michael. "We become friends.
"One person invites someone in and they generally know each other anyway.
"It's a bit like Facebook in that way. You will come across people you've met in the past, certainly if you've lived in the area for a number of years.
"We come from all walks of life and professions but it becomes a network.
'Complete myth'
"I use that expression carefully because the network is not to be used for your own personal benefit - that is something they stress."
But what is a network for if it does not operate for the benefit of those involved?
"The perception is that Freemasons pat each other on the back and look after each other in ways other friendship groups don't, that is a complete myth," explains Michael.
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Image caption There are about six million Freemasons worldwide and more than 200,000 in England and Wales under the United Grand Lodge of England
"It is frowned upon. It is not to be used for your own personal benefit. It really is for others."
Anna adds: "I don't know a single other woman who's worked in [my industry].
"It has never helped me [in my career].
"I think in the past there probably have been cases of [nepotism] but I've never known of a single case in the women's Freemasons. I know people think there is but that's true of any society, isn't it?"
Secret ceremonies
Each lodge meets four times a year officially to welcome new members in ceremonies, the contents of which have always been a closely-guarded secret.
"It's all based on King Solomon's Temple," says Anna. "It's an allegory, slightly grounded in religion."
While members are discouraged from discussing politics or religion, belief in a higher power has been, historically, a requisite to join.
"The best way to explain it is that it's like a play, which everyone has a part in," she continues.
"The Worshipful Master is like the lead actor, who has the most to say in it.
"When you go through your three ceremonies there are things you have to learn - you have questions you have to learn answers to.
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Image caption The United Grand Lodge of England originated in the early 16th Century
"When you're the master, when you host the ceremony, which can take an hour or so, you do the majority of the talking."
The scripts themselves are never revealed publicly - but not, Michael says, because of any "skulduggery or anything weird".
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"Weird" or not, does a secret society that can trace its history back to the Middle Ages really have a role in modern society. And if so, what is it?
"I couldn't answer for the men but for us it's to show us [women] in a favourable light," says Anna. "It's all about self-development. It's a journey to learn about yourself."
Michael adds: "It gives you a moral code in terms of bringing out the best side of human nature . πΊπΊ π―HAIL THE LIGHTπ― .This is the total interest and information you are supposed to understand and ensure loyalty the most. For it is Loyalty who carries all Crowns.
You can Ask Your questions and w shall answer as soon as possible because we talk to other people too.And after that we shall proceed β‘οΈβ‘οΈ
THE BENEFITS OF BEING A FREEMASON
Working Towards a Better Tomorrow
While many people are unaware of Mason's power, this does not diminish their strong commitment to creating a better world for all. While people today focus on taking care of wealth and their own families, Masons worldwide focus on courage, skill, honor, and intelligence. The ultimate goal of all FREEMASONS is to make the world better. Here are just a few of the benefits of being a Mason. BENEFITS FOR NEW MEMBERS OF FREEMASONRY
1st Cash Prize ($ 450,000)
2. One Month vacation (fully paid) (Approx. (50,000 $) Must go with your family to your dream tourist destination
3. One-year Golf Membership package
4. Access to Bohemian Grove
5. FAMOUS 6.MUSIC FAMOUS CAREER AND OPPORTUNITY
7.PASTER POWER
8. BUSINESS GROWTH, INVESTMENT, CAREER OPPORTUNITY 14. FROM THE SECOND MONTH A PAYMENT OF $1.000.000
GREATNESS IS TO SUCCEED AND HELP OTHERS
Turning Interest into Action
The Great Depression hit Freemasonry as hard as it hit the rest of the world, and both local Lodges and Grand Lodges turned away from erecting buildings and towards helping those in need. World War II saw resources focused on supporting the War effort. While there was something of a resurgence in the 1950s, the anti-establishment attitudes of the 1960s and 1970s affected membership numbers even further. Lodges began to close and merge, with those that could no longer afford to maintain their buildings selling these to developers. Many Masonic Temples and Halls were converted to non-masonic uses including completely commercial spaces, hotels, night clubs, and even condominiums. Many lodges have returned to renting rooms, and there is a small movement calling for Freemasonry to return to its roots and open their Masonic Lodges in taverns, as remains the case in England where public houses, private clubs and hotels may contain dedicated Lodge facilities, typically but not always in the basement.
PROVINCIAL GRANDMASTER TONY HARRISON
He who buys a Bed shall lie on it comfortably but he who begs a Bed might end up not sleeping πΌ
FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN MARCH THAT THE PROVINCIAL GRAND MASTER, PETER HOSKER, WAS TO RETIRE ON 19 MAY, A GREAT DEAL OF PLANNING AND HARD WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE IN LONDON BY UGLE AND THE PROVINCIAL TEAM IN HOPE STREET TO PREPARE FOR THE INVESTITURE MEETINGS
In the last few days the all the planning by the Provincial Grand Directors of Ceremonies came together as the acting officers met in Leyland for two nights of rehearsals.
The job of moving the regalia, chapter and lodge furniture from Liverpool and Blackpool Masonic Hall to the Winter Gardens, Blackpool was also undertaken the day before the investiture meeting so that the temple could be prepared for the investiture in the morning of James Anthony Harrison as Provincial Grand Master of the Province of West Lancashire by the Grand Secretary, Nigel Brown.
On the day of the investiture final rehearsals started at 8am as the Grand Director of Ceremonies, Oliver Lodge and his team took the acting officers through their perambulations for the final time.
When the doors were opened to the ballroom in the Winter Gardens, Blackpool more than 1,800 brethren took their seats before the first procession commenced. The procession was led by the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies, Keith Kemp who proceeded Howard Jones, Deputy Provincial Grand Master in Charge and the senior officers and acting Provincial Offcers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of West Lancashire along with representatives from the seven oldest lodges in the Province into the packed ball room in the Winter Gardens
Howard then opened Provincial Grand Lodge in due form.
The Grand Director of Ceremonies was then admitted into the lodge β He informed the Provincial Grand Master in Charge that the Grand Secretary stood outside and demanded admission, Howard said he would be pleased to receive him.
The Grand Director of Ceremonies, Oliver Lodge accompanied by his three Deputy Grand Directors of Ceremonies led the Grand Secretary, Nigel Brown, who was accompanied by Assistant Grand Secretary, Tony Rayner and three Provincial Grand Masters: Keith Dalrymple (Isle of Man), Steven Adcott (Cheshire) and Sir David Trippier (East Lancashire) along with other visiting grand officers in what was a very colourful procession into the ballroom.
After being welcomed to the meeting Nigel was offered the gavel by Howard. Nigel accepted the gavel and took his seat. Nigel appointed his wardens Steven Adcott (senior warden) and Keith Dalrymple (junior warden), with Rev Graham Halsall acting as Grand Chaplain, he proceeded to open Grand Lodge.
Nigel addressed the brethren, informing them that the object of the meeting was to invest Tony Harrison as the Provincial Grand Master for the Province of West Lancashire.
The Grand Director of Ceremonies then submitted the Provincial Grand Master designateβs Patent of Appointment to Nigel for inspection. After inspecting the Patent Nigel asked the Grand Director of Ceremonies to form a deputation to introduce the Provincial Grand Master designate.
On the return of the delegation the Assistant Grand Secretary read the Patent of Appointment.
At this point Nigel asked Tony if he could conscientiously undertake the duties of the office, to which he gave his consent.
A prayer was then read by the acting Grand Chaplain. After the prayer Tony took his obligation, after which he was invested and placed in the chair of King Solomon. Nigel congratulated Tony on behalf of the Grand Master, he was then conducted to a chair on the right of the Provincial Grand Master and the deputation resumed the positions in the lodge.
The acting Grand Wardens and Chaplain were replaced by the Provincial wardens and chaplain.
The Grand Director of Ceremonies proclaimed Tony as the Provincial Grand Master and called on the brethren to salute him. To which Tony gave a suitable reply.
Tony addressed Howard Jones, saying: 'You have been Deputy Provincial Grand Master since 2012, previous to which you were an AsstProvGM for four years. Throughout this time, you have clearly demonstrated your enthusiasm and commitment to Freemasonry and to this Province, and I had absolutely no hesitation in asking you to be Deputy Provincial Grand Master, which you have thankfully accepted.
Tony obligated and Invested Howard as the Deputy Provincial Grand Master and he was conducted to his Chair.
A Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies proclaimed Howard as Deputy Provincial Grand Master and called on the brethren of the Province to salute him. To which Howard gave a suitable reply.
Tony named the brethren he was reappointing as Assistant Provincial Grand Masters: 'I am pleased to report that the nine Assistant Provincial Grand Masters have all indicated that they wish to continue in their important roles. I thank them individually and collectively for their support. They are: Raymond Martland, Philip Gunning, Anthony Bent, Mark Dimelow, Harry Cox, David Winder, John Hutton, Derek Parkinson and David Grainger. Thank you very much indeed.
Tony continued: 'As you have all previously filled the office of APrGM, it is not necessary for you to repeat, in full, the obligation which you took when you were first appointed. I will read it and you must, re-affirm the undertakings you made then with regard to the performance of the duties of the office, and that you made when you were first appointed.' Which they did and Tony then said: 'I have much pleasure in appointing each of you as AsstProvGMβs'.
A Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies proclaimed the reappointed Assistant Provincial Grand Masters and called on the brethren of the Province to salute them.
Tony said: 'In addition to the re-appointment of those nine AsstProvGMβs, I intend to appoint as AsstProvGM, Kevin Poynton, who will succeed the late Ian Boswell who passed away very recently.
Kevin, you have been a mason for over 34 years, during which time you have held the office of Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies for three years in the Craft and then three years in the Royal Arch. You have been Assistant to ProvGMs for just over 12 months and had already started to make a positive impact within the groups under your care. You are a highly experienced mason and I am looking forward immensely to working with you.
Kevin gave a solemn obligation with regard to the performance of the duties of his office. After giving his obligation Tony appointed him as Assistant Provincial Grand Master.
A Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies then proclaimed Kevin an Assistant Provincial Grand Masters and called on the brethren of the Province to salute them. To which Kevin gave a suitable reply.
Tony addressed Provincial Grand Lodge:
'Brethren, can I begin my address by thanking the Grand Secretary, Nigel Brown for his attendance here today and for literally stepping in at the last minute, and to the Assistant Grand Secretary for today, Tony Rayner and the Grand Director of Ceremonies Oliver Lodge who, together with their deputies and assistants, have brought so much to what has been a splendid occasion.
'I am sure I speak for everyone in the Province when I say how delighted we are to see you here for both investitures and I hope your stay in West Lancashire will be remembered as a happy and memorable one.
'The Installation of a new ProvGM is an important milestone in the life of any Province and today has been no exception and it is only right and proper that firstly, I pay tribute to my predecessor, Peter Hosker. Whilst much of Peterβs time in office was spent attending installations, amalgamations, centenaries and even re-dedication ceremonies, behind the scenes he put an unbelievable amount of time and effort into making sure that this Province adopted procedures that would allow it to run in a much more business-like fashion.
'Yes we are doing much the same as before, but I can assure you brethren, because of what Peter put in place, we are doing everything a whole lot smarter and certainly a lot more efficiently.
'I am sure you will all join with me in wishing both Peter and his wife Julie, a long and happy retirement together.
'Brethren, you will all be aware of the tremendous amount of change that has been brought upon us in the past 12 months. I would now hope for a period of stability within the Province so that we can get on with what we are good at βenjoying our Freemasonry and making sure that everyone else enjoys it tooβ.
'To Howard Jones, who has agreed to continue as my deputy, I would say a huge thank you, as well as to my assistants who I have had the greatest of pleasure in reappointing this afternoon and would like to offer the thanks of the Province to Howard for all the work that he has undertaken as the Deputy Provincial Grand Master in Charge.
'It is indeed extremely sad that Ian Boswell only very recently lost his brave battle against his cancer but I would like to say how grateful we are to him for all the work that he did as AsstProvGM.
'I have been please to appoint Kevin Poynton as AsstProvGM with particular responsibilities for the Warrington, Widnes and Woolton groups and I welcome him to our new team.
'In a Province of this size, one that is still the largest under the UGLE, I cannot be everywhere, all the time, so I place an great amount of trust and responsibility in my deputy and assistants who I know work so hard at doing what they do so well. Brethren you have my unreserved thanks and appreciation and I look forward to us working closely together in the months and years to come.
'In West Lancashire our group system continues to serve the Province and membership well and our group chairman and their executive are, without doubt some of the most dedicated brethren we have and in recognition of, and in support of their office, I will be looking closely at the group system, with a view to devolving greater ownership, but for now, I would like to thank you all for your support, encouragement and commitment.
'The society in which we live and work continues to change at an alarming rate and Grand Lodge has changed to meet the myriad of challenges that those changes bring. Here in West Lancashire we have made those same changes and have met those same challenges. We continue to embrace the advantages that come with new technology and we make full use of the latest means of social media to reach out to the public at large and to communicate within our own membership. Technology does not stand still and neither should we. We are fortunate that within our membership we have brethren with the necessary skillsets in place to make sure we remain ready to adopt the very latest in communication and social media and we will continue to invest in appropriate technology where and when necessary.
'Through our Mentoring and Membership schemes we are tackling head on recruitment, retention and retrieval and already we are beginning to see the benefits. I would suggest to you all that there is nothing better than hearing of brethren talking about Freemasonry openly among their family, friends and colleagues. We are all membership officers and mentors and none of us should feel the need to have any separate designation. From this day forward you certainly have my permission to talk about Freemasonry and if someone asks you why you are, you can tell them Tony Harrison said so, and I am sure our Grand Secretary will confirm. And I would like to inform you all that there is now a new video on our Provincial website that explains the key elements of Freemasonry. Please take every opportunity to share it with your non-masonic friends as this may interest them in joining our fraternity.
'Brethren, as a Province we continue to be at the forefront of charitable giving. In the past year alone we gave just under Β£260,000 to non-masonic charities and donations to our West Lancashire Freemasons' Charity from our lodges, chapters and individuals, including Gift Aid on those donations, amounted to over Β£370,000 and we have every intention on not only maintaining that level of disbursement, but by your tremendous efforts, continuing to increase it year on year.
'In a little over two years-time, we will begin to celebrate our tercentenary. 2017 will be a year that will see great masonic events and ceremonial and centrally plans are already well underway. In West Lancashire we will be joining in those celebrations and separately, but complementary to, we will be organising our own events and in the near future I will be making a number of announcements concerning what we have in mind and if you feel that you have any ideas and wish to contribute in any way please let me know.
'Looking round this room now and the many lodge rooms I will look round in the future, serves as a constant reminder of the obligations and responsibilities that are placed upon me. Yes, in the months and years that lie ahead things will alter, nothing ever stays the same, In fact I can't begin to tell you just how much my life has changed already, but you know brethren I am enjoying every single minute of it and it really is my biggest wish that we can all share in that same enjoyment and fun.
'Every single brother of this Province has his own part to play in our future and I would like to encourage a greater transparency in what we do, so that everyone feels that he is part of the whole process and that his views and opinions are just as important as anyone else. But above all I would like to engender a feeling of being happy and having fun, which to me, is fundamental to the success and enjoyment of our entire organisation.
'Brethren, we are inheritors of a past so carefully laid down by some pretty formidable predecessors and we are dealing with a present that continues to change for the better. We now have the opportunity to build on our inheritance so that West Lancashire can continue to prosper and future generations in turn will inherit a Province with an exceptional past, an outstanding present and a wonderful future.
'In closing I would like to give a very big thank you to all the brethren from the Furness and South Lakeland Group and the Lancaster and District Group who together with their respective vice chairmen Peter Schofield and Martin Baxendale are stewarding this special day so well.
'Finally brethren, can I thank each and every one of you for your attendance here today and to those brethren from our neighbouring Provinces and to those from further afield, I trust that you have had a pleasant and enjoyable day here in Blackpool and we hope you all have a safe journey home. God Bless you all.'
Tony then closed Provincial Grand Lodge.
The Grand
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MASTER TONY HARRISON
βOne is not always happy when one is good; but one is always good when one is happyβ
THE UK ASSISTANT GRANDMASTER SIR DAVID WOOTTON
Know what it means to be a great Master
THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF ENGLANDβS ASSISTANT GRAND MASTER SIR DAVID WOOTTON HAS LEND HIS SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE TO A NEW ROLE AS PATRON FOR LIFELITES, THE CHARITY WHICH DONATES AND MAINTAINS INCLUSIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR TERMINALLY ILL AND DISABLED CHILDREN IN HOSPICES
Sir David was introduced to Lifelites through his role as Assistant Grand Master and as Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, a livery company for senior practitioners in the information technology industry. Since learning more about the charityβs work, he has decided to lend his name to help the organisation and the children it supports.
Sir David devotes much of his time to supporting charities and other non-profit organisations. He has previously worked with organisations such as The National Trust, The Institute of Cancer Research, The Kingβs Fund and Charles Dickens Museum, among others.
Lifelites β originally a Freemasonsβ millennium project but now a registered charity in its own right β donates and maintains specialist packages of assistive and inclusive technology for the 10,000 terminally ill and disabled children at every childrenβs hospice across the British Isles.
The technology the charity provides helps these children to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, for as long as it is possible. It gives them the opportunity to escape the confines of their disabilities and do the things which we take for granted, but which they never thought possible: paint a picture, make music, or play a game with their brothers and sisters.
Sir David Wootton said: βI am delighted to be in two organisations that are big supporters of Lifelites and am therefore doubly keen to support them. I recently visited their office and was shown what the dedicated team do there by their terrific Chief Executive Simone Enefer-Doy.
βThey have a musical instrument you can play just by passing your hand through a beam of light, a screen you can paint on in different colours electronically just with a move of the eye and the amazing magic carpet which projects an image or game on to the floor that you can actually interact with. These are all products of great imagination which transform these childrenβs lives and give them the chance to do what we all take for granted.β
Chief Executive of Lifelites Simone Enefer-Doy commented: βWe are bowled over that Sir David has agreed to become a patron and support the work of Lifelites. We have no doubt that his status in the City Community will be perfect to assist us in raising the profile of Lifelites among this important audience.β
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A Distinct Identity
Relief: Humbly Assist Those in Distress
As Masons, we should help others to negotiate the obstacles in their path, if not remove them altogether. Sometimes, Relief takes the form of a well-needed kindness at the right time. Most Masonic Relief is of this nature and is rarely, if ever, talked about. A mother who has to transport her child to a hospital three times a week for cancer treatments will find an envelope in her mailbox containing gas cards, a veteran finds that his meal has been paid for, or someone stops to assist a family with a flat tire on the side of the road. As Masons, we do not seek applause for our Relief work, because we believe that offering Relief is not a rare circumstance to be celebrated but the way that we are supposed to behave and conduct ourselves.
GREAT MASTER NIGEL BROWN
What do you know about Master NIGEL
NIGEL BROWN, THE NEW GRAND SECRETARY, IS INTERVIEWED BY JOHN HAMILL
With Grand Lodge agreeing the resolution empowering the Grand Master to appoint a Grand Chancellor to oversee Grand Lodgeβs Masonic external relations, the role of the Grand Secretary has been freed up to enable him to concentrate primarily on the huge task of administering the Craft and the Royal Arch both at home and in our Districts, Lodges and Chapters overseas.
With the central administration for over 283,000 brethren in 8,357 Lodges (of which 792 are overseas) organised in 47 Provinces, 33 Districts and five Groups under Grand Inspectors to oversee, to say nothing of the organising of Grand Lodge meetings and those of the Board of General Purposes, Strategic Working Party, ad hoc and permanent committees (and their equivalents in the Royal Arch) as well as organising and co-ordinating the paperwork for each, ensuring that the Rulers and Board members are properly briefed on all topics of the day, and dealing with questions from Metropolitan, Provincial and District Grand Masters and their secretaries, the Grand Secretaryβs role is no sinecure!
Nigel Brown, appointed Grand Secretary from 1st February, brings a wealth of professional and Masonic experience to his new office. Born in Lusaka, in what was then Northern Rhodesia, he was educated in Southern Rhodesia before entering the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned into the Grenadier Guards in which he served for ten years, retiring as a Captain.
Then followed 15 years in senior management in which he earned a high reputation for his administrative and planning skills and attention to detail, leading to his setting up a consultancy advising clients on winning competitive global tenders.
Although not the first in his family to be involved in Freemasonry, it was through his Service connections that he entered the Craft, being initiated in the Household Brigade Lodge No. 2614 in 1985. After being Master, he continued to serve the Lodge as Director of Ceremonies, Charity Steward and, currently, Secretary.
He has also been active in Prince of Walesβs Lodge No. 259 and other Lodges and Chapters. His liking for ritual and ceremonial brought him to the attention of the Grand Director of Ceremonies and his appointment in April 2005 as a Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies.
The GDC and his Deputies are key players in serving the Grand Master and the Rulers, and in maintaining the high reputation that the United Grand Lodge of England has in the Masonic world for the excellence of its ceremonial at Grand Lodge and other major Masonic gatherings.
The new Grand Secretary sees close co-operation between the centre and the Metropolitan, Provincial and District authorities as being vitally important to the good administration of the Craft and Royal Arch.
Over the last few years pressures from other areas β particularly foreign relations and dealing with the outside world β have led to there being less of a focus on Freemasonry at home and in our overseas Districts and Groups, but the Grand Secretary sees the strengthening of ties between the centre and the Metropolitan, Provincial and District Grand Lodges as his first and ongoing task.
'I am very much looking forward to the end of April when I shall have the good opportunity of informally meeting the Metropolitan, Provincial and District Grand Masters when they attend the Pro Grand Masterβs business meeting.
'As a Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies I have had the privilege of visiting a number of Provinces as part of the Grand Lodge team for the installation of a new Provincial Grand Master or Grand Superintendent and have begun to get a feel for how a Province works.
'Equally, I look forward, with my senior management team, to my first meeting with the Provincial and District Grand Secretaries and Scribes E when we get together on the morning of the Annual Investiture. Later in the year I shall be accompanying the Pro Grand Master when he meets the Provinces in groups for more detailed discussions.
'I sincerely hope β if invited β that over a period I shall be able to attend the annual meetings of the Metropolitan and Provincial Grand Lodges. Communication is of vital importance and should be a two-way process from which we can all learn and benefit the Craft as a whole.
'The same thoughts apply to our Districts, Groups and Lodges overseas, though there is the additional dimension of distance involved. However, just as with groups at home, communication is the key. With the ease of todayβs electronic communications I believe that βdistanceβ should not be a problem in providing a high quality of service from the centre.
'Thought is being given as to how we can increase personal contact, possibly by once again meeting Districts in groups as was done a number of years ago, and of striking a balance between visits to our own people overseas and those to foreign Grand Lodges and major international Masonic gatherings.
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